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Employability of Indians up in last 4 years: Study

Employability of Indians has slowly increased over the past four years and nearly 40.4% of students are now employable, up from 33.9% in 2014, the India Skills report 2017 has shown. According to the survey launched in 2014, employability stood at 37.2% in 2015 and rose to 38.1% in 2016.

| TNN | Nov 8, 2016, 07:01 IST

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Nearly 40.4% of students are now employable, up from 33.9% in 2014, the India Skills report 2017 has shown

Women were found to be marginally more employable than men in the 2017 survey

Maharashtra has the highest number of employable people followed by Andhra, UP, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu

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NEW DELHI: Employability of Indians has slowly increased over the past four years and nearly 40.4% of students are now employable, up from 33.9% in 2014, the India Skills report 2017 has shown. According to the survey launched in 2014, employability stood at 37.2% in 2015 and rose to 38.1% in 2016.
Women were found to be marginally more employable than men in the 2017 survey whose findings will be released on Thursday. Nearly 41% of women were found to be employable, slightly higher than the 40% in males.

Maharashtra has the highest number of employable people followed by Andhra Pradesh, UP, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Bengaluru and Pune were the most preferred destinations for employment.

The survey is a collaborative effort of People Strong, Confederation of Indian Industry, LinkedIn, UNDP, Wheebox, Association of Indian Universities and the All India Council for Technical Education.

Employability tests were conducted between July 15 and October 30 in 29 states and seven Union territories and covered 3,000 campuses. It assessed about 5.2 lakh candidates on seven parameters, which included English, mathematical aptitude, critical thinking, learning agility, interpersonal skills, adaptability and domain skills.

Students from across a wide range of subjects, such as engineering, business administration, humanities and those from ITIs, took the tests. Engineering and MBA students were found to be most employable and students from polytechnics the least.

"As the economy grows, there is a thrust on skills and, hence, employability is increasing. But there is a long way to go to raise the level," said Nirmal Singh, CEO of Wheebox, a talent assessment company which conducted the tests.

The survey showed that hiring sentiment remained steady with employers across sectors expecting an average increase of about 7-10% from last year. The survey covered over 125 employers spread across 11 major sectors, like manufacturing, ITES and IT, to get an idea of the demand for jobs and potential hiring intent for the coming year.

Wheebox's Singh said while the hiring intent would stay robust in 2017, it would be slower than last year's 14%. Engineers will be the most sought after.

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